**Official** New Zealand in England

[steds]

Looked good to me.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Vettori wants to give him an extended run at 6 before (hopefully) moving him up as he gains experience

He'll be back by 6:05

 

[Richard]

Maybe. I'd still prefer to see our best bowler on with 2 new batsmen at the crease though.

Dunno, I'm feeling Sidebottom might be fatigued, but that's probably just judging by my own appalling condition.

Lovely shot from Taylor. EDIT: make that 2 lovely shots.

 

[chalky]

Yup. tbh this has only been a continuation of his performance during the 2nd innings at Lord's, not to mention what's gone before. Our attack really is looking quite horrible nowadyas, isn't it.

I still think Hoggard's got a couple of good years left, if we could ever get Flintoff fit then
an attack of:

Flintoff, Sidebottom, Hoggard & Monty with Broad & Tremlett (another who needs to get fit) as back up would be pretty decent IMO.

Would give you us a bit of batting depth aswell with Flintoff at 7 & Ambrose at 8.

I suppose though we have basically been saying this for the last 2 years haven't we?

 

[Richard]

Argh, Chalky and David, get yer quoting right!

Agree completely with that previous post, though. Have been thinking it for a while. Maybe not 2 years, but nearly 1 now. End of last summer, methinks, when I started to be convinced of Sidebottom's worth.

There's the first six of the day.

 

[chalky]

McCullum getting stuck into Monty 4 then 6

 

[steds]

That was huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge.

 

[Prince EWS]

Any more bad quotes like that and I'll just flat-out delete the posts. Get your acts together.

 

[Richard]

Gooooooooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! Terrific, terrific bowling from MSP. And fabulous catching.

 

[NZTailender]

Only just got home. Gutted to miss pretty much all of How's innings, and all of Redmonds.

Marshall did as expected.

And bloody hell, Taylor is looking fantastic in the few shots I've seen.


McCullum gone as I type get out of T20 mode ffs...

 

[steds]

Whhhhhhhhhoooooooop!

Bit of a silly shot.

 

[NZTailender]

O'Brien in the XI? Ugh. I'm with Heath on O'Brien - not completely ****e but not international class. Is Mason injured or something?

 

[jammay123]

mccullums back to his normal slog a few then get out self

 

[sideshowtim]

Lol, McCullum is an idiot.

 

[chalky]

Any more bad quotes like that and I'll just flat-out delete the posts. Get your acts together.

 

[Richard]

O'Brien in the XI? Ugh. I'm with Heath on O'Brien - not completely ****e but not international class. Is Mason injured or something?

Southee is but Mason not. I'm seriously pissed-off with that mind. Mason might now end-up with an average of 14 for the season.

 

[andruid]

How is Taylor looking at the crease?

 

[wpdavid]

I suppose though we have basically been saying this for the last 2 years though.

Yup. I suppose the absolute dream scenario now that he's playing again is Jones plus Flintoff, SB & Panesar. Probably more chance of the Beatles reforming, I suppose. Hoggard's an interesting one - me & Richard were discussing him the other day, in particular his average of 35 over the last 2 years compared to 25 in the 2 and a half years before that. My take on the matter is that he'll spare us Anderson's absolute direnes when out of sorts, but I don't see him taking many wickets against SA & Aus over the next yar or so.

 

[Richard]

Whhhhhhhhhoooooooop!

Bit of a silly shot.

Attack spinners with wild abandon on a turning pitch will almost always get into trouble.

Can we get Flynn this time?

 

[Laurrz]

horrific innings by McCullum